WO2001073877A3 - Method of operating a fuel cell system, and fuel cell system operable accordingly - Google Patents

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WO2001073877A3
WO2001073877A3 PCT/EP2001/003488 EP0103488W WO0173877A3 WO 2001073877 A3 WO2001073877 A3 WO 2001073877A3 EP 0103488 W EP0103488 W EP 0103488W WO 0173877 A3 WO0173877 A3 WO 0173877A3
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
    • H01M8/04014—Heat exchange using gaseous fluids; Heat exchange by combustion of reactants
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • H01M4/8605—Porous electrodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/1007—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes with both reactants being gaseous or vaporised
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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For simplifying cooling of a fuel cell system which may be a single cell (1), a stack (15) or a similar configuration and which comprises at least one active membrane (2) sandwiched between an anode layer (4) and a cathode layer (3) and comprising a catalyst, a fuel supply having access to the anode layer and an air supply (17, 18) having access to the cathode layer, while at the same time keeping the effectivity of the system with reference to energy conversion, volume and weight favourable, the fuel cell system is to be operated such that the air which is supplied by the air supply, is introduced by pressure into the fuel cell system, passes along the cathode layer and then leaves the fuel cell system, is used for both oxidant and coolant. For this purpose, the air is introduced into the fuel cell system (1, 15) with a rate resulting in a stoichiometric rate in the range between 25 and 140.
PCT/EP2001/003488 2000-03-28 2001-03-27 Method of operating a fuel cell system, and fuel cell system operable accordingly WO2001073877A2 (en)

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US10/019,231 US6890675B2 (en) 2000-03-28 2001-03-27 Method of operating a fuel cell system, and fuel cell system operable accordingly
AU48359/01A AU4835901A (en) 2000-03-28 2001-03-27 Method of operating a fuel cell system, and fuel cell system operable accordingly
JP2001571496A JP2003529195A (en) 2000-03-28 2001-03-27 Fuel cell device and operation method thereof
CA002376083A CA2376083A1 (en) 2000-03-28 2001-03-27 Method of operating a fuel cell system, and fuel cell system operable accordingly
EP01921353A EP1212803A2 (en) 2000-03-28 2001-03-27 Method of operating a fuel cell system, and fuel cell system operable accordingly

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